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quaver |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr & vb n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf LG quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe and E. quiver, v.] 1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also to trill on a musical instrument From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. t. To utter with quavers. We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some sprightly airs of the opera. --Addison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quaver \Qua"ver\, n. 1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice, or of an instrument of music. 2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See {Eighth}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quaver n 1: a tremulous sound 2: a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note [syn: {eighth note}] v 1: give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency [syn: {waver}] 2: sing with trills [syn: {warble}, {trill}]
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